When you're studying for a test, you only have so much time to go over the material. If you don't know all of the stuff and are cramming last minute, here's how to strategically study, based on your subject "sweet spot." »12/17/13 9:30am 12/17/13 9:30am

iPhone: All of your classes have different assignments, and those assignments all carry different weights. So how do you keep track of your performance as the semester wears on? Grades 3 does the hard work for you. »9/14/13 11:00am 9/14/13 11:00am

Experiments don't have to be grand to be useful—in fact, tracking small things with short turnaround times can be extremely useful. As Quantified Self's Matthew Cornell explains, conducting "micro experiments" is a great way to try a variety of things, from software to exercise. The time and cost investments are low,…»8/16/12 7:00am 8/16/12 7:00am

Bring a bottle of water with you to your next exam and you may boost your test score, according to a new study from the University of East London. Students who brought water with them did better on an exam than those who forgot their water bottles. »5/10/12 8:30am 5/10/12 8:30am

Maximum PC takes an in-depth look at the stable and beta releases of the big names in the browser wars, rounding up in all 9 incarnations of browser's competing to be your gateway to the web (Firefox 3 and 3.1 beta, Internet Explorer 7 and 8 beta, Opera 9.6 and 10 beta, Safari 3 and 4 beta, and Google Chrome). We… »3/06/09 11:30am 3/06/09 11:30am

Windows only: Freeware application HeavyLoad tests your computer's performance under pressure by maxing out your CPU usage and eating up memory. If neither your computer nor HeavyLoad crash, the idea is that your computer fared well. There is no report after you run the test, and you can keep it running for as long… »7/07/08 4:00pm 7/07/08 4:00pm